Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-16
She is Tough as a Pine Knot
The Troubles of a Little Six Year Old
Crooked as an Old Tree, but Now Straight
a. an Arrow-Her Fathers Pathetic
story.

As 80 many children afflicted with that terrible
scourge malaria, thought would write you this
letter, telling my little girls experience, for the ben
eft Of all suffering children i thought, too, that
many pa ents might like TO know what to do for
their little ones when they happen TO be troubled In
the tame manner. Ny daughter IL about seven years
of age, and tor four years past has been troubled
every spring and fall with dumb ague. from which
she has been a great sufferer. Ny physician toid me
that this disease occurred but rarely In children and
was more difficult to manage than in grown Leople.
And we discovered this to be fact for her general
health was m re disturbed all the time than grown
PEOPLES are when they have malaria; the attacks
were more irregular. and were without the usual
well period between them. She was feyerish, rest
Iess and poorly all the time she had almost
slant fever Instead Of the chill she would be
cred with goosefesh, and bueness Of the lips and
skin. she was very thirsty and would breathe hur
riedly and her pulse very small and weak. She
did not sleep well at night, but was very restless,
and we were fearful that che might have convuL
sions.
There was a serious disturbance OF her entire
vous system, caused by the poison In her blood Her
head would ache generally very hard. and the mala
ria seemed mostly located in her neck and shoulders
and small OF the back. 90 that when she tried to
walk she could only straighted herself half way up.
There was great deal Of pain all along the back
bone. Last fall she was bent half double for eight
weeks and she unable to stir her neck one way
or the other.
She complained of weakness in the legs and could
only walk with exceeding difficulty. During this
attack the fever WAS high, followed by profuse per-
SEPARATION; after which she could for a little while
move her muscles mere freely. The muscles seemed
To-. al. nd W.. nf ypFv
much az they do in paralysis and indeed one phys-
clan said that her trouble sort of motor paral
yss, caused by the malaria poison. And it did seem
as though the mu.cles Of her neck and shoulders
were really contracted and stiff She ate scarcely
anything and got badly down, and we were
anxious lest she shoui never get over it
This -pring -l5s7-she wa. taken in the way
again, ana We were completely discouraged. Three
year. hid by and in spitc Of al the PHI 81
clans csud 10 The poor little thing was worse th0n
ever. We givr her all the fever and ague medicines
we could think Of or hear Of, and all the Doctors
stuff, 100; among which were nervines and seda-
tiVes arsenic. -trye hnne. and qunne in large guam
titles. We gave her warm baths and medicinal
baths and rubbed her thoroughly with many kinds
of liniments But neither the internal uor the
ternni treatment cmed to have any permanent
efiec; for all h' distressing symptoms OF the uisca3e
KEEP, trm hold on her. In tact some Hi the rene
harm u an he disease its IT, The quinine produced
buzzing in the ars.w while the headaches af rr taking
qunine were enough 10 make tine harde-t heart pity
IN" Innocent 1T le sufferer.
This Spring kaskne. the new quinine, ad
vertisrd and turned TO II with great hope, though
] could not tell why. had never known any
thing OF it, powers. sent Tor bottle and gave her
five globulrs four times div, according to diIcc
tons, Cor the first few days Ii ddn' to DO
her IA particle OF good. and in NV doubt Increased
the dose to glObu four times day. ard at the
ehd OF five DAYS n marvellous change took place
She said: Papa, can walk rs straight as eyer"
and il WIS true. kHskine Strengthened her ~ ct
body perfectly straight. The fever d lett htr. her
headaches disappear her appetite came b. ok. she
slept sweetly all night, her spirits grew bright and
she played about the house az blithey as any child
OF her age naturally does. She has been well
since. and fully believe the cure is radical and p
manent as she has had no sign OF a return OF the
trouble in any form to this hour. 1t mas always
taken US from eight to twelve weeks every Spring
and FAN before could break the fever and get
little girl to look though she would live through
the Summer or Winter. She is now plump and rosy,
and tough as pine knot.
THOMAS TOOLE,
Crown Point, n. Y.
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